Manufacturing Equipment Engineer 2

Illumina

Woodlands, Singapore
Permanent
Full-time

2 months ago

What if the work you did every day could impact the lives of people you know? Or all of humanity?At Illumina, we are expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people around the world. Our efforts enable life-changing discoveries that are transforming human health through the early detection and diagnosis of diseases and new treatment options for patients.Working at Illumina means being part of something bigger than yourself. Every person, in every role, has the opportunity to make a difference. Surrounded by extraordinary people, inspiring leaders, and world changing projects, you will do more and become more than you ever thought possible.Position Summary:As a Manufacturing Equipment Engineer 2, you will provide technical leadership in manufacturing sustaining efforts in a high volume, consumables manufacturing environment. You will define and perform preventive maintenance on optical, mechanical, electrical and fluidics systems. You will work to improve equipment uptime and reliability. You will also apply organic chemistry principles in troubleshooting manufacturing and equipment process issues. You will need to conduct training for all the Production Maintenance Technicians (PMTs) to allow them to understand more about the job scopes & responsibilities and ensure their job performance meet the expectations. You will need to provide supervision and mentor all the PMTs.Position Responsibilities:

Complete required training (e.g. cGMP, safety and work instructions, etc.) within a stipulated time frame.
Execute tasks strictly following cGMP, Quality, Safety and Work instruction requirements.
Ensure employees follow safety, quality requirement, and all applicable company policies at all times.
Ensure proper housekeeping and maintain cleanliness (6S) of the working area.
Timely report/ escalate any concerns (work-related or personal).
Meet daily production schedule and performance expectation.
Able to take on additional tasks or responsibilities when required.
Competent to perform complex PM activities with some supervision.
Implement repair procedures to ensure correct operation of equipment and systems with broad supervision.

Identify and update in SAP critical spare parts to sustain operation and the safety stock level.

Be a role model for PMTs and Engineer 1.

Improvement work:
o Participate and lead a process improvement team within the same area under broad direction.
o Facilitate an organization's systems and processes relating to continuous improvement (e.g. 6S) and coach team members toward continuous improvement.
o Analyse work practices beyond own scope of work for innovation and improvement opportunities.
o Manage the work instructions of each engineering process to ensure consistent performance of the equipment.Incident investigation and reporting:
o Lead an investigation team under broad supervision and is able to submit a good report.
o Provide guidance to team members.
o Adapt different techniques and concepts in technical writing for effective engagement with individuals and/or teams.Lead and mentor a group of team members to meet production KPI and corporate goals & targets:
o Provide effective leadership and supervision within shift to meet daily uptime target and shift KPIs with broad guidance.
o Co-ordinate & prioritize activities based on production, equipment and supply to meet the objectives.Learning and Development:
o Responsible for the skill development of the shift.
o Able to provide guidance to Production Maintenance Technician and Engineer.
o Develop On the job (OJT) training programmes for Production Maintenance Technician.Listed responsibilities are an essential, but not exhaustive list, of the usual duties associated with the position. Changes to individual responsibilities may occur due to business needs.Position Requirements:

Advanced understanding on Electrical / Electronics / Mechanical / Pneumatic diagrams.
Ensure compliance with cGMP, Quality, work safety instructions & practices at all times
Complete tasks in a safe and efficient manner.
High level of discipline and integrity.
Able to undertake multiple tasks.

Able to undergo job rotation/ cross training.
Able to work in noisy environment with appropriate personal protection equipment (PPE).
Able to work in chemical environment with appropriate personal protection equipment (PPE).
In Illumina, we handle chemicals with different colors, and it is necessary to be able to differentiate and identify the correct chemicals (using visual) during production.
Possess a positive attitude and sense of urgency.
Meticulous, keen attention to details and organized.
The candidate must be able to work 12 hours (from 0800 to 2015 for the day shift and from 2000 to 0815 for the night shift) rotating shifts (Monthly rotations from day to night and vice versa) with staggered break times in accordance with the roster.
Be agreeable to work normal shift when required.
Able to stay inside the manufacturing floor for most part of the shift (10 hours).
Able to lift heavy weight safely (e.g. up to 15kg at Reagent Packaging area).

All listed requirements are deemed as essential functions to this position; however, business conditions may require reasonable accommodations for additional task and responsibilities.Preferred Experience/Education/Skills:

Diploma or equivalent in Engineering.
Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical or Mechatronics will have added advantage.
8+ years for Diploma or 2+ years for Bachelor’s degree of working experience in manufacturing/production environment.
Experience in GMP + ISO 13485, ISO 9001 Standard trained.

PLC programming experience

Illumina believes that everyone has the ability to make an impact, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunity regardless of sex, race, creed, color, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military or veteran status, citizenship status, and genetic information.

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